The Hall County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) is requesting qualifications with a synopsis from qualified planning professionals and consulting firms. The RPC will be contracting with a consulting firm to update the comprehensive plans and zoning and subdivision regulations for the City of Grand Island and Hall County during the 2022 and 2023 calendar years. The RPC would like to reserve the potential to contract for updates to the comprehensive plans and regulations for some or all of the smaller communities in Hall County: Wood River, Cairo, Doniphan and Alda, during the second year of the project. Wood River and Cairo have recently updated their comprehensive plans.

If you have any questions regard this request please contact:

Chad Nabity AICP
Regional Planning Director
Hall County Regional Planning Department
P.O. Box 1968
Grand Island, NE 68802

Phone (308) 385-5240
Fax (308) 385-5423
E-mail cnabity@grand-island.com

Responses to questions will be posted as addendums on our website (www.grand-island.com) and on QuestCDN.

Questions to be answered in RFQ for Hall County Regional Planning Commission Comprehensive Planning Project for Hall County, and Grand Island, Nebraska

Contact information. Name of Firm, Key Contact, Address, and Phone Number of the consulting firm.

Form of organization. Whether firm organized as a partnership, corporation, or sole proprietorship, where it is organized, and the names of principals, officers, and directors of the firm.

Key personnel. Names of key personnel, their respective titles, experience, and periods of service with the firm.

What firms or individuals, if any, will you partner with to complete this project?

Statement of qualifications. A short narrative or other statement by the firm of the team's qualifications for the proposed project. This narrative should address the following questions.

What similar projects has your firm done?

• Multi-jurisdictional planning projects under a single contract
• Coordinating Multiple-Agency and Sub-Area Plans into one comprehensive plan
• Land Use Planning
• Housing Analysis
• Housing Studies
• Affordable Housing Action Plans
• Annexation Planning
• Energy Elements
• Transportation Planning
• Planning For and With Diverse Populations
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Economic Development Planning
• Parks and Recreation Planning
• Blight and Substandard Area Review
• Nebraska Land Use Law
• Airport Zoning
• Flood Plain Regulations
• Zoning Regulations
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvements Programming
• Experience with County Issues
• Agriculture, CAFO's, Rural Housing, Farmland Preservation, Farm Preservation, Acreage Development, Coordinating County and Municipal Functions, Energy Element, Greenbelting, Conservation Easements

Experience with Small City Issues (50,000 + people)

Economic Development, Capital Improvements Programming, Transportation Planning, Architectural Review Standards, Landscaping Regulations, Annexation, Energy Element, Affordable Housing Development

Experience with Small Town Issues (500-1500 people)

Bedroom Community, Aging Infrastructure, Infrastructure Capacity, Annexation, Population Retention, Tax Base Stabilization and Expansion

Availability. A brief statement of the availability of key personnel of the firm to undertake the proposed project. If you will be partnering with another firm please confirm that they have the necessary personnel available for the proposed project.

GIS Capability. Please make a brief statement about your use of ArcGIS software for similar projects. GIS data and digital map documents used in the creation of maps and other supporting documentation in the Plan Update shall be provided to the City at the end of the project. GIS data formats and standards shall be created in consultation with the County & City of Grand Island GIS team to ensure the data can be used later in City operations. Relevant metadata, if applicable, shall be created and provided to the City as well.

MS Office. Please make a brief statement about your use of MS Office software (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point,) in the delivery and development of similar projects.

Other Software. If you are using other software for the collection of and display of information or final publication of documents please identify the software you will expect to use and its availability to the Hall County Regional Planning Department.

Project list. List of projects completed by the firm. Please highlight and submit any that you feel are comparable in scope to this project. If possible, send a copy of one or two similar plans to highlight your work.

What other projects are you currently involved in?

When do you expect to complete those projects?

References. Names and telephone numbers of persons whom the agency can call for references regarding the firm's past performance, preferably on similar projects.

Submission

Submit an electronic copy of your qualifications no later than February 15 at 4:00 PM Central Time to:

City Clerk RaNae Edwards
100 East 1st Street
P.O. Box 1968
Grand Island, NE 68802

Or

On-line through QuestCDN

Project Overview

The purpose of this project is to update the comprehensive plans, and zoning and subdivision regulations for Hall County and Grand Island, Nebraska. It is anticipated that the villages of Doniphan and Alda may approve funds to update their plans and regulations with their 2022-23 budgets and that those will be added to the contract. The current plans and regulations are updated and maintained by the Regional Planning Commission and a professional staff on a regular basis.

Hall County and Grand Island have collaborated in building a comprehensive Geographic Information System. Information and base maps are available for the county and all of the communities. They are available publicly from our ARCGIS Server. These computerized GIS maps are currently used by the planning department. The City and County have multiple years of aerial photography available on the ARCGIS Server and new photos for the entire County are contracted to be flown in March 2022. It is expected that the consultant will use this information as a starting point for the production of any maps included with the comprehensive plans and regulations and deliver new revised files to the planning department with the final project.

The City of Grand Island has a number of specific subject area plans (e.g. water, waste water, electric infrastructure, parks, trails, housing, downtown development, capital facilities, long range transportation plan, transit plan (currently being updated), Veterans Complex Plan. It is expected that the consultant will identify and incorporate these plans into the overall comprehensive plan.

Required Elements of the Project:

Hall County

Comprehensive Plan

The Comprehensive plan for Hall County shall include: the general location, character and extent of existing and proposed streets and highways and railroad, air and other transportation routes and terminals; Existing and proposed public ways, parks, grounds and open spaces; The general location, character, and extent of schools, school grounds, and other educational facilities and properties; The general location and extent of community development and housing activities; and The general location of existing and proposed public buildings, structures and facilities.

The comprehensive plan of the county shall include a land-use plan showing the proposed general, distribution and general location of business and industry, residential areas, utilities and recreational, educational and other categories of public and private land uses. The land-use plan shall also show the recommended standard of population density based upon population estimates and providing for activities for which space should be supplied within the area covered by the plan. The comprehensive plan shall include and show proposals for acquisition, extension, widening, narrowing, removal, vacation, abandonment, sale, and other actions affecting public improvements. The comprehensive plan shall include an energy element as defined by Nebraska Statutes. The comprehensive plan shall include an element to identify and mitigate for hazards through the use of land.

Regulations

Updated zoning and subdivision regulations based upon the new comprehensive plan.

Grand Island

Comprehensive Plan

The Grand Island comprehensive plan shall include: A land use element which designates the proposed general distributions, general location, and extent of the uses of land for agriculture, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, education, public buildings and lands, and other categories of public and private use of land; The general location, character, and extent of existing and proposed major roads, streets, and highways, and air and other transportation routes and facilities; the general location, type, capacity, and area served of present and projected or needed community facilities including recreation facilities, schools, libraries, other public buildings, and public utilities and services; and Identification of sanitary and improvement districts, subdivision, industrial tracts and other discrete developed area which are or in the future may be appropriate subjects for annexation and a general review of the standard and qualification that should be met to enable the municipality to undertake annexation of such areas. The comprehensive plan shall include an energy element as defined by Nebraska Statutes. The housing element shall include a section that complies with the required Affordable Housing Action Plan in NRSS 19-5505 to be delivered prior to November 15, 2022.The comprehensive plan should include an element to identify and mitigate for hazards through the use of land.

Regulations

Updated zoning and subdivision regulations based upon the new comprehensive plan.

Potential Additions to the Project (Year 2):

Wood River, Doniphan, Cairo, and Alda

Comprehensive Plan

These comprehensive plans shall include: A land use element which designates the proposed general distributions, general location, and extent of the uses of land for agriculture, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, education, public buildings and lands, and other categories of public and private use of land; The general location, character, and extent of existing and proposed major roads, streets, and highways, and air and other transportation routes and facilities; the general location, type, capacity, and area served of present and projected or needed community facilities including recreation facilities, schools, libraries, other public buildings, and public utilities and services; and Identification of sanitary and improvement districts, subdivision, industrial tracts and other discrete developed area which are or in the future may be appropriate subjects for annexation and a general review of the standard and qualification that should be met to enable the municipality to undertake annexation of such areas. The comprehensive plan should include an element to identify and mitigate for hazards through the use of land.

Regulations

Updated zoning and subdivision regulations based upon the new comprehensive plan

Project Timeline and Budget

Work will begin within twenty-eight (28) days of the contract agreement approval by the Hall County Regional Planning Commission. It is expected that the project will be completed within eighteen (18) months from the issuance of the project start notification to the successful vendor.

Budget: $220,000

Deliverables

The Hall County Regional Planning Department uses ArcView GIS software, AutoCAD Map, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. All documents shall be prepared using a combination of these software packages. Electronic copies of all documents prepared shall be submitted to the Hall County Planning Commission.

All maps, data, regulations, etc…. collected, developed or written for this project by the consultant shall become the property of the Hall County Regional Planning Commission with unlimited rights to copy, distribute and/or modify.

The number and format of copies of plans, and regulations will vary by jurisdiction. The cost of copies and number to be delivered will be negotiated as part of the final contract with the consultant. An editable digital copy of all plans and regulations will be required for each jurisdiction at the completion of the project.

The Hall County Regional Planning Commission expects the consultant to deliver the following before the project will be considered complete:

Comprehensive Development Plans, Zoning Regulations, Subdivision Regulations for:

• Hall County
• Grand Island

Additional communities as added to the contract may include:

• Wood River
• Doniphan
• Cairo
• Alda

Affordable Housing Action Plan consistent with the requirements of NRSS 19-5505 on or before November 15, 2022 as part of the Grand Island Comprehensive Plan.

These shall be presented as stand alone documents that can be adopted separately by each entity.

Desirables

Public involvement in the planning process is required and the consultant will be expected to make every attempt to encourage and elicit this involvement. The following are suggestions from the Hall County Planning Commission that should be considered toward this goal:

Public meetings held within each community and or electronically to elicit public input in to the process. Ideally the consultant will work with a steering committee from each community to develop the goals and objectives of the plans.

A web site designed to elicit public input into the planning process and inform the public about the proposed plans and regulations.

A media campaign designed to include the local press and city and county social media accounts in the planning process. Planning the future of communities is news.

Comprehensive Plan and Regulations in a format that can easily be published on the web and maintained as web-based documents.